CNC Programmer

C-Tech Recruitment; Warrington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £40k–£47.5k

33 holidays

Pension

Life assurance

Early finish Fridays

Job summary

Unknown Client, a leading sheet metal manufacturer south of Warrington, is seeking a CNC Programmer with experience in laser cutting or punching and proficiency in RADAN, SigmaNEST, or JETCAM. The role is Monday to Friday, 38 hours, no shift work, with a salary of £40,000 - £47,500 and 33 holidays.

You will read drawings, optimise nests, create production-ready programs, and work to reduce cycle times and waste. The firm offers a secure, balanced role with early Friday finish at lunchtime.

Qualifications

• Experience programming CNC laser cutting or punching in sheet metal environments.
• Proficiency with RADAN, SigmaNEST or JETCAM.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and customer specifications.

Responsibilities

• Produce and optimise CNC programs for laser cutting and punching.
• Create efficient nests to maximise material utilisation and minimise waste.
• Read and interpret drawings, CAD files, and specifications.
• Maintain libraries and databases to ensure programming consistency and efficiency.
• Ensure programs are production-ready and meet quality requirements.
• Identify opportunities to reduce cycle times and improve machine utilisation.
• Troubleshoot programming and production issues to minimise downtime.

Skills

CNC programming

Sheet metal manufacturing

Reading drawings

RADAN

SigmaNEST

JETCAM

Tools

RADAN

SigmaNEST

JETCAM

Job description

CNC Programmer (Sheet Metal)

Based South of Warrington, my client is a leading sheet metal manufacturing company who are market leaders in their field. They rarely recruit due to their excellent work environment, on offer is a salary of £40,000 - £47,500, 33 holidays, pension, life assurance and an early finish at lunchtime every Friday. This is a Monday to Friday (38 hr week) based position with no shift work.

My client is offering a secure, well paid and exciting job for the rest of your career with a focus on having a good work life balance.

To be considered you must have proven experience programming CNC laser cutting AND/OR punching machines within a sheet metal manufacturing environment and strong working knowledge of sheet metal software i.e. RADAN, SigmaNEST or JETCAM.

CNC Programmer (RADAN)

• Produce and optimise CNC programs for laser cutting and punching machines using sheet metal software (RADAN).
• Create efficient nests to maximise material utilisation and minimise waste.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, CAD files and customer specifications.
• Maintain and develop the part libraries, tooling libraries and manufacturing database to ensure programming consistency, accuracy and efficiency.
• Ensure all programs are production-ready and meet quality requirements.
• Identify opportunities to reduce cycle times, improve machine utilisation and enhance production processes.
• Troubleshoot programming and production issues to minimise downtime.